CFL-COLOR Compact Fresnel
Precision Light. Silent Performance. Compact Power
A New Benchmark in Compact, Color-Capable Fresnels.
The BB&S CFL-COLOR Compact Fresnel brings professional color performance, silent operation, and advanced control into an ultra-compact, versatile fixture. Designed for film, broadcast, live production, and studio environments, it delivers exceptional output and color accuracy without sacrificing portability or efficiency.
Daylight + RGB
Color:
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Datasheet
Key Advantages at a Glance
- Silent, fanless design – perfect for sound-critical sets
- Pure daylight for vivid skintones +
- Full RGB
- Ring-controlled zoom
- Ultra-smooth dimming to 0%
- Integrated system for uniform color mixing
- Capable of deep saturated colors
- Available in Grid or Stucchi Track versions
- DMX-512 & RDM control
- Built for sustainability and long life
Cooling & Noise
- 100% convection-cooled.
- No fans, no electromechanical parts, zero noise.
- Perfect for any sound-sensitive production.
Optics & Zoom
The CFL-COLOR features a precision ring-controlled zoom system. Offering:
- Seamless beam adjustment
- Consistent, even illumination across the entire zoom range
- Smooth, accurate beam shaping with optional Barndoors
Color Performance
Designed for true professional color:
- Pure daylight mode for natural skin tones.
- Advanced RGBW engine capable of deep, saturated colors
- Stable and repeatable color across all intensities
- Ideal for creative looks, key lighting, backlighting, set lighting or accent lighting
Two Mounting Options
Choose the configuration that fits your lighting environment:
- Grid Version – Ideal for studios, broadcast rigs, and overhead installations
- Stucchi Track Version – Perfect for architectural, retail, and flexible lighting grids
Grid Version
Ideal for studios, broadcast rigs, and overhead installations
Control & Workflow
- Full DMX-512 compatibility
- RDM enabled for remote addressing and diagnostics
- Easy, intuitive setup for fast deployment on set or in the studio
- Flicker-free performance – safe for film and TV
Power & Efficiency
- AC 100-277 V universal input via powerCON TRUE1 in/out
- Max 50W power usage, regardless of color mix or intensity
- Super-smooth dimming from 100% to 0%
Stucchi Track Version
Perfect for architectural, retail, and flexible lighting grids
Control & Workflow
- Full DMX-512 compatibility
- RDM enabled for remote addressing and diagnostics
- Simple, intuitive setup for track-mounted operation
- Flicker-free performance – safe for film and TV
Power & Efficiency
- Max 50W power usage, regardless of color mix or intensity
- Super-smooth dimming from 100% to 0%
- Powered through standard track adapters (no TRUE1 or DMX in/out ports on the fixture body
Compact Accessories
The list of available accessories includes:
Magnetic Barndoor – Snaps on the unit with the mounted magnets
Magnetic Tophat – Snaps on the unit with the mounted magnets
Magnetic Filter Ring – Snaps on the unit with the mounted magnets
Filter Kit – Complete Kit of the 6 Diffusers/filters.
Prismatic Ecliptic Diffusers:
10×20 – Shaping the beam to a 10×20 eclipse
10×40 – Shaping the beam to a 10×40 eclipse
10×60 – Shaping the beam to a 10×60 eclipse
LEE Diffusers:
LEE – 251 Quarter Frost Diffuser
LEE – 253 Hampshire Frost Diffuser
LEE – 450 3/8 White Diffuser
Testimonials
As studio lighting technology has evolved through the years, the Mississippi State University Television Center upgraded fixtures in a piecemeal approach as our limited budget allowed. Over time, this created a studio environment where nothing matched; we were running a combination of incandescent, fluorescent, and early generation LED lighting all on the same sets. This annoyed our shade technicians and producers, all of whom just wanted a consistent color balance and instrumentation quality.
We've known of the remote phosphor technology pioneered by BB&S for several years and at the 2023 National Association of Broadcasters show, we started discussing seriously the possibility of starting over with our studio lighting plot. Working with the BB&S sales team, we identified instruments that met our production and budget needs and designed a new plot for our studio sets. We also made the decision to transition away from 3200K color temperatures and embrace the 5600K lighting available on the market today.
We transitioned to the BB&S lighting in the winter of 2024. The setup and installation were straightforward, and we've been pleased with the look on camera (though I'm still trying to get used to 5600K in person)! Our color temperature is consistent across all areas of the studio set and the light intensity is within ten footcandles. The soft lighting provided by the Reflect series instrumentation is an improvement over the hodgepodge of soft and hard lighting we were used before; it's created a much nicer look for our studio programming.
The build quality of the Reflect series is solid, with a metal housing that feels secure enough to survive a drop from the lighting grid (though I imagine the manufacturer would discourage this). Though we are very early in our lighting experience with BB&S instruments, we have found them to be highly dimmable and significantly more energy efficient than our old instrumentation. We look forward to working with the Reflect series in our facility and anticipate a long relationship with the company.
David Garraway is the director of the Mississippi State University Television Center and Associate Director of the MSU Office of Public Affairs. The TV Center provides creative and broadcast production services to the university community; their work airs nationally and has been recognized with numerous Southeast Emmy and Edward R. Murrow awards for documentary productions.
David Garraway
Director, University Television Center
Associate Director, Office of Public Affairs
Mississippi State University